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ADIO: The CRTC has approved Haliburton Broadcasting RGroup’s acquisition of Pelmorex stations CHNO/CHYC Sudbury, CKOY Timmins (and its transmitters CHOH-FM OVER, EXPOSED? Hearst and CHYK Kapuskasing), and CKAP Kapuskasing. The Commission also approves Haliburton's applications to Don't Get Burned! convert three of the stations to FM (CHNO to 103.9 at 100,000 watts, CHYC to 98.9 at 1,000 watts and CKOY to 104.1 at 3,500 watts). CKAP will continue as an AM’er. Price of the transaction is $250,000... This year’s Edmonton Radio Day for the United Way -- being staged today at Edmonton City Hall -- is being coordinated by A-Channel GM Jim Haskins. Stations are doing 'select' shifts throughout the day. A-Channel's Big .._ -..... Breakfast is also taking part as TV supports radio. This is the ' sixth consecutive year where all Edmonton radio stations voice '\ as one for the betterment of the community... Integrated Media \ \ Sales has added CJBK/CJBX-FM London and CKBD/CJJR- \ FM Vancouver to its list of repped stations... Over at CHUM, I Tim Steele began steering the former Major Market Broadcasters’ direction as the new CHUM GROUP RADIO SALES yesterday (Wednesday). Steele is now VP, Sales. The Toronto address and phones remain the same.. With the Rogers acquisition of Rawlco’s KISS-FM/CFR Calgary, speculation is that current “Best Variety” KISS may adapt the KISS-FM Toronto CHR format. If so, it’ll butt heads with WIC’s Power 107 Calgary... Telemedia Radio has contracted Toronto-based RDC (Research-Director.Com) to provide qualitative research management, strategic counsel and marketing support... If you were involved in radio in the late 60s 200 rillL and 70s -- or just love the genre -- and missed the US National Public Radio program last Friday on CKLW Windsor’s heyday (The Hits Just Keep on Coming, produced by Don Gonyea and Dale Willman), go to www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/onair/990827.onair.html. Hear the show via RealAudio... Still with stuff on the Internet, there’s a neat site with music from the 50s and 60s that can be found and played in their entirety at: www.rockinwoman.com. There · Radio · Television/Cable · DTH · Telephony/PCS · ft1tertainme nt/f' roduction · MMD.S/lMCS are some hidden treasures there such as Unchained Melody by , Satelr oe Transmission • Hectro:nks Mfg./DisL Vito and the Salutations (in the Doo Wop category). Gold With over -1 :i an r nc& ln me Commulllra'liom lnd.lllmy. Country music, too, and a huge selection of all kinds... “Gee, are )'Ot.l can , L~ ur tht11 your insurance needs w ill be met ratings upon us again?” he asked, tongue firmly planted in Peter McCabe, Vice President cheek. A promotion in Toronto - The Q107 Guys Garage - has Te-lephone t41~ 865-0D l Fac: simHe (4 l6t 865-0896 all kinds of neat guy-toys, billboarded as “stuff that she won’t let you buy.” To qualify, a contestant must be the 107th caller Cur •xi B rei1:1 ci mini"' whenever he hears The Nagging Wife. Thursday, September 2, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Two of Three
EVOLVING DOOR: CTV has laid off journalists Ken IGN-OFFS: Richard Clewes, the adman who devised the RErnhoffer in Toronto, Dave Rinn, Diana Bishop and SCIBC commercials for Anne Murray and who was President Elizabeth Chu in Ottawa, Elliott Schiff in Jerusalem, and Al of McKim Advertising in Montreal, has died at 73... Martha Sweeney in Vancouver. Five support staff are also gone. Peter Rountree, co-creator and first moderator of NBC News’ Meet the Murphy will return from CTV News 1 to the Toronto bureau. Bill Press, has died at 87. As well as originating and co-producing Rodgers, based in Ottawa for CFTO Toronto, has been told he the show, Rountree was the only woman moderator in the show's can return to Toronto. The layoffs leave Craig Oliver, Jim 52-year history... Francis C. Hall, who helped popularize electric Munson and Roger Smith at the Ottawa bureau... Marc guitars although he never learned to play one, has died aged 90 Charlebois, ex of Major Market Broadcasters, is new SM at in Laguna Beach, CA. Hall teamed with Leo Fender in Fender CHUM-AM/CHUM-FM Toronto. Former CHUM-FM SM Jack Guitars and later headed Rickenbacker Guitars. Addis is out. At CHUM-AM, former SM Don Collins has become a Sales Rep again... At CKPT/CKQM-FM Peterborough, SM OOKING: CIRX The Max FM94/Wild Country 620 CJCI Steve Fawcett takes over as Ops. Mgr. Jim Blundell, as reported LPrince George has an opening for a Swing Announcer... BK last week, is now based in Kingston as Market Manager for the Radio Castlegar is in search of a writer. CHUM stations at Brockville, Peterborough and Kingston... Hal Vincent, after more than 26 years at CFRB Toronto -- almost 20 /FILM: CFCF12 Montreal plans to lay off 23 of them as the station’s Queens Park Reporter -- has been TVemployees, including reporters, technicians and released... Dick Smyth’s part-time commentating relationship salespeople. It’s also axing morning show Montreal Today and with CFRB Toronto ended last week... Two promotions at eliminating overnight movies. Western International Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting. Janet Eastwood is kicked up Communications blames the move on a tough competitive a notch from VP, Marketing and Communications to Senior VP in market and CFCF President Rene Desmarais won’t rule out more the same category. And, Walter Levitt is up from Director of layoffs... Depending on where you live and what your cable Marketing to VP, Marketing... Sharon Capotosto is new Director, company does, you may or may not have four new specialty Merchandising & Licensing, for Alliance Atlantis Television channels now. Launched yesterday were APTN, ROBTv, STAR!, Distribution... ABC Entertainment President Jamie Tarses has and CLT... The Canadian Paediatric Society says preschool resigned. Tarses was the first woman to serve as programming children should watch no more than one hour of TV a day. It says president at one of the three major US networks... Coach ‘Iron’ television "limits children's time to develop vital activities such Mike Keenan has joined CTV Sportsnet as an analyst. He will do as playing, reading, learning to talk, spending time with peers 32 games on Labatt Blue NHL Game Night and the network's and family, storytelling, participating in regular exercise, and 34-game Ottawa Senators regional schedule... Latest to sign developing other necessary physical, mental and social skills." aboard ROBTv are Howard Green (The Nature of Things, The statement came less than a month after a similar one from History Television, Newsworld, Venture, Nightly Business the American Association of Pediatrics. It said children under Report on PBS) and Ali Velshi (Canada AM, CFTO-TV Toronto, 2 shouldn’t watch TV at all... Toronto TV personality Larysa City-TV Toronto)... Global Television Toronto has laid off Harapyn is among 15 people charged in a fraud case, accused Entertainment Reporter Stephanie Black and Entertainment of taking part in a scam that bilked $11-million in GST refunds on Producer Bonnie Laufer... Sam Donaldson is stepping down as car sales. Harapyn was a News Anchor on specialty channel ABC's lead White House correspondent but will still report from CityPulse 24 before being promoted to Star!, CHUM the White House on occasion. Donaldson covered the White Television's new show-biz information channel... The House from 1977 to 1989, returning in 1998 to lead ABC’s Telecaster Committee of Canada has two new members, coverage of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. ROBTv and CLT. Regf ster before September 24th for BIG SAVINGS!
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rea.et'dy. 20_ - 0.--_,O -_·. Don't miss ~he op 1portuflity to join over 500 Broadcasting '99' delegates for an invalua ble networking opportunity in Montreal For more lnlformatlon, please cor1ta ct - home to __me -of ou r industry's biggest success storie,s. Julie Descoteau:ic at f 1£HJI 233-4035, ed. 332 or at jdescol;P.@c;ab-ac r .ca o. Vi!i.it our vveb site ai : www.cab-acr.ca OCT. 31 - NOV. 2,, 1,99,g • QUEEN EUZABETH HOTEL • MONTREAIL Thursday, September 2, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Three of Three
ENERAL: Shaw Communications shareholders people”... Critical comments directed at feminists on CFRA Goverwhelmingly approved a plan to spin off Shaw's Ottawa by Lowell Green, then repeated next day on CHRO-TV broadcasting and specialty TV businesses into a new company Pembroke, did not discriminate against women. Green’s called Corus Entertainment Inc. The restructuring went into comments focused on a controversial sentencing decision which effect yesterday, Sept. 1. The two new publicly traded companies gave no jail time to a woman for killing her husband while he was are Shaw Communications (cable television, Internet, sleeping. Complainants considered that host “promoted the telecommunications and satellite business) and Corus which took hatred of women”... Howard Stern took it on the chin for one over Shaw's radio, specialty TV, digital music services and situation and got off on another. Stern’s use of the words “retard” advertising services business... Broadcast finalists for the Jack and “retarded” on Q107 Toronto, in context to what was Webster Foundation’s 1999 Webster Awards are, for Best happening in his studio, did not mock or make fun of members of News Reporting of the Year - Radio: CKOV Kelowna; CBC the handicapped group. In the other decision, however, the Radio News; and CKNW Vancouver. Finalists for Best News CBSC said Stern’s generalized and repeated comment that Reporting of the Year - Television are: Global Television; “Poles hate Jews” breached the human rights provision of the BCTV Vancouver; and CBC-TV. Finalists for Best Feature CAB Code of Ethics... Complete texts of all CBSC decisions may Story - Radio are: CBC Radio; and two nominations for CKNW be found on the Internet at www.cbsc.ca. Vancouver. Finalists for Best Feature Story - Television are: CFTK-TV Terrace; CBC-TV; and BCTV Vancouver. The UPPLYLINES: Panasonic Canada has appointed Acura broadcast finalist for the Jack Webster Award of Distinction is STechnologyas a distributor of Panasonic’s Broadcast and Paul Scott at CKXR Salmon Arm. Winners will be announced at Television Systems products... Columbine JDS Systems says the 13th Annual Webster Awards Dinner Oct 19 in Vancouver... its major e-commerce solutions are now available for radio Cancom and Star Choice have completed their share operations. Spotdata allows agencies to download invoices via exchange. Star Choice is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Internet and Electronic Contracting allows stations and rep Cancom. firms to exchange contracts... Also from Columbine, a new version of its traffic and billing systems. Version 16.1, the new DECISIONS: Lots to report this week. South release of the JDS1000 system, has been updated... At CBSCPark on Global Calgary was ruled not Calumet Coach/BAF Communications, Richard Chalk - who gratuitously violent. A parent complained about the running once toiled in Canada at Ward Beck Systems and RCA “spoof” of having one of the young characters killed in each Canada - is new VP, Sales... Leitch Technology has made a episode... In another ruling about Global Calgary (CICT-TV), the five-year agreement with US-based Hearst-Argyle making Council found the station in breach of provisions of the CAB Leitch the station group’s exclusive provider of High-def interface Code of Ethics as well as the Radio Television and News equipment. Directors’ Association (RTNDA) Code of (Journalistic) Ethics. The Council found that by allowing an unsubstantiated allegation to be made about a stabbing -- regarding the possible E .brudoa,ldia logue.oom involvement of drugs in the homicide -- that CICT failed to present the news fairly and accurately... CHCH-TV Hamilton’s •0 broadcast of the movie Strange Days was found to be in • violation because it contained elements of gratuitous violence September Broadcast Dialo,gue and violence against women. The viewers who complained were •, “extremely shocked by the content of this movie”, which some .. alleged “had the content of nothing short of a pornographic 0 FEATURE ARTICLES movie”... Sports Commentator Jim Roman at OSR 1200 Ottawa - did not breach the human rights provision of the Canadian ,.a Association of Broadcasters’ Code of Ethics. A listener -0 may be downloaded from our complained that “the announcer began editorializing about the .., contribution of Francophones to baseball, the Province of Quebec and Lucien Bouchard; all in a very negative manner”... "a Web Site. On a complaint about Citytv Toronto’s show Fashion File, the 0 Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said its job was to ,, - Jim Haskins' acco 1.1 nt of the bomb at A-Channel respond to complaints and not be a censor. A complainant wrote G that by airing an episode which included a report on a fashion 0 ·• Cover Story: DE KERCKOVE photo shoot featuring three “adult film stars” in the early evening .. viewing hours, the broadcaster had “managed to legitimise ,a --Confidence- key to marketing oneself pornography, denigrate women, vilify healthy human sexuality • •• Specialty channels 1n tt1e digital age and outrage your audience -- all at a time when young children B are around and quite possibly watching your show”... History -News.Halk 2000; rime to check yaur pulse Television’s airing of the movie Midnight Express was not I abusively discriminatory. Viewers asserted that it was “an utterly B racist movie” and constitutes “a general attack on all Turkish
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EVOLVING DOOR: Broadcaster Adrienne Clarkson will IGN-OFFS: Rene Rbecome Canada’s new Governor-General, succeeding SLecavalier, who was Romeo LeBlanc. It was only a couple of months back that the host for French- another broadcaster, Peter Liba, was appointed Lieutenant- language hockey Governor of Manitoba... Sandy Fraser is new Director, broadcasts on Radio- Marketing and Promotion, at ONtv Hamilton. Fraser’s Canada for more than 30 background includes Alliance Broadcasting and CBC... Steve years, has died in Montreal Radio & TV IDs, Promos, Macaulay, promoted up from his Marketing Rep job at KX96 at 81. Lecavalier received Whatever! Ajax, is new GSM there... Isme Bennie has been appointed the Order of Canada in Director of Programming & Acquisitions at BRAVO! She holds 1970 and joined the Clients include: the same title at Space: The Imagination Station and is Hockey Hall of Fame in K-103 The Monster Montreal responsible for selection and scheduling at both channels... Carla 1997... Candid Camera's Country 105 Peterborough Lucchetta has been appointed Communications Mgr for Space: Allen Funt is dead at 84. New Generation Country, Terrace AM 930 The Ticket Jackson The Imagination Station. She, too, holds that title at The master of TV pranks Y-102 Big Rapids BRAVO!...At QX 104 FM Winnipeg, Karen Black has been died Sunday at his promoted to Music Director and Tick Rowson is new Promotions California home of Director... New local SM at CITE Quebec is Stephan René... complications from a 1993 TTALK TTO MMEE.. News Director Alex Docking has retired from CKCK-TV stroke that forced him into I’I’LL TTALK FFOR YYOUOU!! Regina. He`s succeeded by Assignment Editor Carl Worth. retirement. (604) 687-JEFF (5333) OOKING: ONtv Hamilton is looking for a ND. See the ad /FILM: Heritage Lon this page... Al Campagnola, Director of Programming for TVMinister Sheila www.jeffrechner.com the Pelmorex Radio Networks, is looking for a new opportunity. Copps is backing Citytv e-mail: He may be reached at 905/566-9522, ext. 252. Toronto/ [email protected] MuchMusic/Bravo
News Director ONtv I ONtv requires a News Director. The successful candidate will offer: a degree in Broadcast Journalism or equivalent; I administrative, editorial and creative experience; superior vision; outstanding leadership qualities; and exceptional TV' ' coaching and negotiating skills. As News Director, in a WIC-owned television station, you will manage and direct the day-to-day operations of the ONtv News Department which produces approximately 25 hours of weekly news. In addition, you will oversee ISN, develop and train staff, plus communicate and interact with the diverse communities ONtv serves. You will also possess the talent and desire to achieve all budget and rating targets.
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume and letter of interest by October 8, 1999, to: Martin Waters, Manager, Human Resources, ONtv, -✓~ 163 Jackson Street West, P.O. Box 2230, Station A, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3A6, or fax 905-645-2026. ,rv;.c Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Two of Three
President Moses Znaimer as a special adviser to whoever functioning beautifully all over the world, “in a form that the NAB becomes the new CBC President. Meantime, Jim McCoubrey and its marionettes in congress will not permit in the USA, as it remains Interim President. If McCoubrey is to stay in place much might weaken the cartel by enhancing listener choice”. If you’re longer, federal cabinet would have to act by mid-October (under interested, find the story on the Internet at the Broadcasting Act) to extend his appointment. One source is www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/digitalradi quoted as saying about the possibility of Znaimer’s participation: o990903... Fans of the old CKLW Windsor’s ‘The Big 8' and "You'd have a tag team . . . with added input from the private the infamous MD, Rosalie Trombley, may be interested to know sector with someone like Znaimer who is a visionary. The that she’ll be celebrating her 60th birthday Sept. 18. Radio reasoning is a new vision for 2000"... Two CBSC decisions this cohorts and other assorted ne’er-do-wells are invited send her a week about TQS Montreal programming, one in the station’s birthday card, fax or e-mail, c/o Millie Felch, Account Exec., favor, one not. In the first, the Quebec Council concluded that Radio 4 (CKLW/CKWW/CIDR/CIMX), 30100 Telegraph Rd., irreverent religious satire doesn’t violate the CAB Code of Suite 465, Bingham Farms, MI 48025. Fax number is Ethics. In the second decision, TQS was found in breach for not 248/648-1070. E-mail greetings or best wishes to Rosalie c/o classifying a program in accordance with the Violence Code by CKWW at rosalie @580ckww.com. Send cards and greetings not including the appropriate rating icon. The show in question, to arrive before Sept 17... As many know, Commentator Dick broadcast at 7:30 p.m., dealt with the death of a man involved in Smyth’s contract was not renewed by CFRB Toronto. In a sado-masochism. Complete texts of any CBSC decision may be weekend column for the National Post, Smyth wrote, in part: “I found at www.cbsc.ca... The CRTC is going to the public for rather enjoy being 65. Some others, apparently, have a problem input on the creation of a national French-language arts-oriented with it. The latest was my sallow and unsmiling Baby Boomer TV service. The public consultation follows an order of the boss, who recently pulled the trigger on me. Bang, bang -- "we Governor-in-Council. The CRTC’s report must be submitted want somebody younger." The "semi" of my "semi-retired" status before fall’s end... Deadline for entries in this year’s TVB Retail bit the dust . . . There is little good radio or TV today. As in Comp competition is coming up quickly: Sept. 17. There’s good many other industries, the result is bland uniformity, a dread of news and bad news in this. The bad news is that there’s not controversy. Modern architecture or mindless TV sitcoms. much time between now and the 17th. On the other hand, Trendy restaurants or vapid radio stations. In each case ideas because of a possible mail screw-up, there have been relatively have been standardized and originality stifled by consultants' few entries received. For information on entering, visit diktats . . . Never offend. Never be politically incorrect. You www.tvb.ca/rccall99 or call TVB’s Vivien El-Dawoud at might lose a listener or offend a sponsor . . . The "gut" has been 416/923-8813. replaced by the "focus group." Great broadcasters always knew "in their gut" when something -- a record, a voice or a gimmick OPS: CICT-TV Calgary came through as Global Calgary in -- was right. They couldn't give their reasons. They just went Olast week’s items from the Canadian Broadcast with their intuition . . . Distinctive Canadian radio personalities Standards Council. I was asleep at the switch. CICT is a WIC can be counted on one's fingers. Consultants today never station. would approve a Jack Webster or a Gordon Sinclair. Although some terrible things were spawned the old way, some wonderful ADIO: The cluelessness of an AP wire report on Digital ones were as well. That is the way of creativity . . . The RAudio Broadcasting is, in the minds of some people, damnable, damnable thing is that the sombre bean-counters “mind-boggling”. Readers are given no hint that DAB is and the soulless ribbon merchants
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For more informatio11, please contact I Co finn your hotel a-d ftigh s NOW to benefi t from fa t astic r.ates C.rth11j111 Hoffman at (613) 233-4035, .because Broadcasting .. gg is ,a sure sellout! e: visit oLir web site at: ,vvvw.cab-acr.ca 1 10CT. 31 - NOV. 2. 1.999 • QUEEN ELIZABETH HOTEL• MOHTREAl Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Three of Three who have inherited this magical thing called radio will read into hold the operations it hopes to acquire from WIC. Shaw wound what I have written the smug proof of their own prejudice and up with 52% of WIC, but a deadlock resulted because rival bidder pre-conviction; the hopelessly outdated ravings of another CanWest Global owned 46%. per cent. Shaw and CanWest era”... Scott Carpenter, a CHUM Toronto Jock back in the 70s both insist a deal is close... CHUM Ltd. plans to buy back 2.5% and now living in Virginia, reacting to Smyth’s column, wrote: of its common shares and 5% of its non-voting shares in a bid to “Kudos to my old friend Dick Smyth for putting the age boost its stock price. CHUM says it will repurchase up to 84,350 discrimination issue in broadcasting into focus. The article was common shares and 332,854 Class B shares on the Toronto bang on target not only in Canada but here in the States as well stock market, beginning today (Thursday). In the last year, CHUM . . . Dick Smyth is a Canadian treasure, a genuine fire has bought back 31,100 common Shares at an average price of breathing, articulate, ink-stained wretch. Canadian radio is nuts $38.02 each and 6,000 Class B Shares at $40.50 a share... to let him get away.” Nominees for the third annual NABA (North American Broadcasters Association) International Achievement Awards ENERAL: In a joint release, the Television Bureau of are, in the Outstanding Individual Category: Izzy Asper, Exec GCanada and the Radio Marketing Bureau say all Chairman of the Board, CanWest Global Communications; advertising was up in 1998 and that radio and television led ad Alan Clark, head of CBC TV Sports; Broadcast Consultant spending. Radio revenues were up +8.5% ($72M), led by an Michael McEwen; Robert Ottenhoff, COO at PBS; Tom increase of +15% in national advertising. Television grew Rogers, President of NBC Cable and Business Dev.; and +10.1% ($212M) to achieve a share of 24.2% of all advertising; Bernard L. Schwartz, Chairman/CEO, Loral Space & television’s growth was led by specialty television (+31%, Communications. Winners of this and other categories will be $57M). Total combined broadcast dollars hit $3,233 million, announced at NABA’s Board and Advisory Council Meeting in $106 per capita... The CBS/Viacom combination - valued at Charlotte, NC, Sept 30-Oct. 1)... At the London radio/TV $34.5-billion - would create a media powerhouse owning CBS newsroom of the BBC, a man threw a small table through a glass television and radio, the networks, several major cable nets window - where about 100 editors were working - and threatened (including MTV, Nickelodeon, Country Music Television and to kill them. He managed to throw around several computers the Nashville Network) along with Paramount Pictures. The printers and TV monitors before he was subdued by two staffers. deal - put together in less than two weeks - dwarfed anything else ever seen in the media business. But, some industry UPPLYLINES: St-Laurent-based Miranda Technologies watchers say what looks good on paper may not work in reality. Shas appointed three new VPs. Karen Lukanovich heads up There’s also the FCC to reckon with. US rules prevent a single a new Market Development, Darin Crosby leads a new Sales company from owning stations that have a combined audience Department, and Michel Proulx is Miranda’s new VP of Product reach of more than 35%. The new Viacom would have 41%, Development... Sony and Avid Technology have selected combining CBS's 16 stations with the 19 owned by Viacom... The Seagate's newest generation Cheetah disc drives for their latest CRTC - apparently frustrated by a year-long battle over control - digital media solutions. The Cheetah is integrated into Sony's may order a public hearing into the ownership of WIC Western new Professional Broadcaster-designed MAV-555 multi-channel International Communications. The commission's impatience video disk recorder, as well as Avid's Unity MediaNet solution, was said to be triggered by last week's spin-off of Corus the first shared storage media network and the foundation for Entertainment, created by Shaw Communications to Avid's Nonlinear Production Environment. .,. __ ------.. ---. ANINUAL CONVENTION Sept. 10-13 I \ • A T LANTIC '- • ASSOCIATION OF / • BROADCA.STERS \ Christensen Communications Ltd. BROADCAST 414 St. Germain Av Toronto ON M5M 1W7 (416) 782-6482 * Fax: (416) 782-9993 E-Mail: [email protected] 0~ Website: www.broadcastdialogue.com CANADA’S “MOST RELEVANT” SOURCE OF BROADCAST INDUSTRY INFORMATION Thursday, September 16, 1999 Volume 7, Number 16 Page One of Four CONTENTS AND FORMAT COPYRIGHT IN CANADA AND USA (1999) BY CHRISTENSEN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. NO PART OF THIS NEWSLETTER MAY BE REPRODUCED OR RETRANSMITTED WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. ADIO: CRTC approvals are in for the acquisition by Rogers Broadcasting of RRawlco’s properties in Alberta and BC (CFFR/CKIS-FM Calgary and its transmitters CKIS-FM-1 Banff, CKIS-FM-2 Lake Louise and CKIS-FM-3 Invermere) and CISS-FM Toronto... The Commission has also approved the transfer of control of Rawlco’s CJMJ-FM/CFGO Ottawa to CHUM Limited. Rawlco Inc. will retain a 12.5% interest in the Ottawa stations... The CRTC has also approved Rogers Broadcastings’ acquisition of Fraser Newco, the licensee of CHWK Chilliwack, CKGO Hope and its transmitter CKGO-FM-1 Boston Bar, CKMA Abbotsford, CKSR-FM Chilliwack and its transmitters CFSR-FM Mount Seymour and CFSR-FM-1 Abbotsford (including digital radio Our 8-year newsroom veteran broadcasting transmitters of CKSR-FM at Mount Seymour and Burnaby)... This week’s is off to Toronto! We're looking RTNDA UPDATE newsletter reports that Telemedia's purchase of the Radio RSL/Radio for someone to fill some pretty Atlantic group, based in Fredericton, has received CRTC approval. BD hasn’t seen the big shoes! If you have what it decision but is passing the information along. The deal, according to UPDATE, is expected takes to join our news team to close in the next 30 to 60 days. Stations that would be acquired by Telemedia are and help take our already CIHI/CIBX-FM/CKHJ Fredericton, CKCL/CKTO-FM Truro, CJCJ Woodstock, CKBC successful morning show to Bathurst and a transmitter at Grand Falls... CHUM Radio Sales (formerly MMB) and the next level, send us your Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS) are bereft of repping the Maritime Broadcasting best stuff NOW! System, based in Halifax. Integrated Media Sales has acquired the business. At September’s beginning, IMS assumed national representation for CHNS/CHFX-FM Halifax, Tape & Resume to: CJCB/CKPE-FM Sydney, CHER Sydney, CKCW/CFQM-FM Moncton and CFBC/CJYC-FM Saint John. That business had been the former MMB’s. Come Dec. 1, Brian Band IMS will succeed CBS in repping the remaining Maritime stations: CIOK-FM Saint John, News Director CKNB Campbellton, CFAN Miramichi, CJCW Sussex, CHTN/CFCY/CHLQ-FM Telemedia Radio Inc. Charlottetown, CKDH Amherst, CKEN/CKWM-FM Kentville, CFAB Windsor, CKAD 880 Lasalle Blvd, Middleton, CKDY Digby, and CKDY-FM Weymouth... Seems the sleepy up-til-now Sudbury, Ont. P3A 1X5 Talk640 Toronto is making an effort to come alive. A recent spate of hiring is taking the station into more local programming. That includes personnel behind the scenes. Most recent hire is Jim Cauchon, ex of CFRB Toronto, at Talk 640's Technical Producer... The CRTC has allowed CIDC-FM REGISTER BY OCTOBER 1ST FOR BIG SAVINGS!! 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The Commission noted that no change will occur in 1 • · ·Rac;Ho - TelevtiSmn/.Caote , Dn-1 , Telephony/ PCS CIDC’s programming or service contours and that the 11El ·Ent ri,ai11r:rnmt1Pr-odl1Jction , .MMDS/LM.CS • • S celHce Trnnsmiss.1on • Electronics Mfg>./Dtst. application related only to relocation. It also reminded the · ·: Wrt h a,,,er ye r, ex p,e el!t e- 1~ che Crmt m!Jfl1oa110ns Indusuy , station that its primary obligation is serving the Orangeville · yo,1.1 can rest awured mat ycui i nsurance c'leed!owill till! 1'r11i!L market... Native Communication’s CICY-FM Selkirk (a Peter McCabc Vkc Pr-esidcn transmitter for CINC-FM Thompson) has been granted a power 7 Telephone {416J 865-013t Fa:cslmlle [416 865-0896 increase to 100,000 watts from 44,000... ENERAL: The deadline for intervention in Telemedia’s Gproposed acquisition of Okanagan Skeena Group is expected to happen before mid-2000. It was that delay which Sept. 30. If successful, Telemedia would acquire: CKBA prompted the Canadian Association of Internet Providers to Athabasca, CJPR/CJEV Blairmore, CIBQ Brooks, CJCM complain that cablecos were stalling... The Toronto Chapter of Cold Lake, CKDQ Drumheller, CKVH High Prairie, CKWA Canadian Women In Communications is presenting an Slave Lake, CHLW St. Paul, CKSQ Stettler, CKKY evening of socializing at Bar Italia in Toronto's hip Little Italy Wainwright, CFOK Westlock, CKJR Wetaskiwin, CJDC Sept. 28. Canadian Cable Television Association President Dawson Creek, Kootenay Cable in Elkford and Fernie and Janet Yale will be the keynote speaker. For info, contact Kimberley and Sparwood, CKRX-FM Fort Nelson, CWC’s Hannah Fowlie at 416/363-1880... CKNL/CHRX-FM Fort St. John, Hope Cablevision in Hope, CKBL/CHSU-FM Kelowna, CKTK Kitimat, CKKC-FM Nelson, EVOLVING DOOR: Craig Roskin, who held the CFKC North Creston, CJOR Osoyoos, CJMG-FM/CKOR RGM/GSM responsibilities at CHEK-TV Victoria for a short Penticton, CHTK Prince Rupert, CIOR Princeton, CHOR time, has been named VP Sales for the WIC Alberta TV Summerland, Okanagan Skeena Group Limited in Terrace, stations and GM at ITV Edmonton, effective Oct. 1... Peter CJAT-FM Trail, CICF Vernon, and CJCD Yellowknife... Webb has been appointed Pres/CEO of CFMX-FM Corus Entertainment, the new spin-off company of Shaw Toronto/Cobourg. For the last five years, Webb has been GM Communications, has purchased all of the Power of the station... WIC has named two Operations Managers at its Broadcasting radio and TV stations in Ontario and Quebec. Ontario stations in Toronto and Hamilton. Barb Fordham, who The deal is valued at a base price - subject to working capital holds her title of Director of Finance for WIC’s Hamilton adjustments - of $107.5-million. Radio stations are: stations, also becomes Ops Mgr of CHML/Y95.3 Hamilton. CJOY/CIMJ-FM Guelph; CIZN-FM Cambridge; CKCB-FM Joe Zenobio is new Ops Mgr at Q107/TALK 640 Toronto Collingwood; CIQB-FM Barrie; CKDO/CKGE-FM Oshawa; while retaining his Controller’s capacity... CBC Newsworld’s CKRU/CKWF-FM Peterborough; CFFX/CFMK-FM Kingston; Halifax morning host, Jordi Morgan, has been laid off. The CFZZ-FM St. Jean; CJDM-FM Drummondville; CFEL-FM- Halifax role is being reduced as the morning programming is Montgagny; CFLP/CIKI-FM Rimouski; and CFVM Amqui. being moved to Toronto... Chris Jordan is new Chief Power TV stations purchased are: CKWS-TV Kingston; Marketing and Sales Officer for CBC-TV, effective Sept. 20. CHEX-TV Peterborough/Oshawa; and CHAU-TV Carleton... Jordan’s last position was as Director of Marketing in Germany In Saskatoon Nov. 16 (at the Bessborough Hotel), a public for Coca-Cola... Bill Bishop is new GM/GSM at CFWB hearing to be held by the CRTC will cover a number of Campbell River... News Ops Mgr at CHNS/CHFX-FM Halifax applications. They include: Affinitek Corp’s purchase of the is Dennis Vautour, from sister station CJCW Sussex... Also Pelmorex Radio Network. Affinitek is associated with at CHNS/CHFX-FM Halifax, Alan Brown is the new RSM... Hennessy and Bray Communications of Toronto; Elmer Q104 Halifax finally has a new morning show, after a summer Hildebrand’s application for an FM (classic-rock) licence in of fill-ins. James Patterson is the host, with Lisa Blackburn Saskatoon; Forvest Broadcasting’s application for a and Harv Stewart. Former morning guy Jay McNeil is doing Saskatoon FM’er (contemporary); also in Saskatoon, Rawlco morning drive at CISS-FM Toronto... Communications’ application for an FM (rock); CanWest Television wants a transmitter at Dauphin to re-feed CKND-TV OOKING: Q92 Sudbury is looking for a Morning News Winnipeg; Craig Broadcast Systems also wants a Dauphin talent. See their ad on Page 1... JRFM/600 AM transmitter to pick up its CHMI-TV Portage la L Vancouver has openings for a couple of Sales Professionals.. Prairie/Winnipeg; Christian Radio Manitoba wants a Winnipeg FM licence; Rogers Broadcasting wants to flip /FILM: Alliance Atlantis Communications has CJOC Lethbridge to FM; Peace River Broadcasting wants an donated $1-million to Toronto’s Canadian Film FM licence at Lloydminster; and, Sask-Alta Broadcasters, too, TV Centre. It is the single biggest contribution in the Centre’s wants an FM’er at Lloydminster... Canada’s cable companies history and will be used to provide scholarships for filmmaking have been forced to sell discounted Internet high-speed lines students and endowments for programs... TVB has signed up to regular service (ISP) providers. The CRTC directive is meant two television rep firms: Buss Marketing in Toronto and LA to help ISPs who said they wouldn't be able to compete for Media Link in Lethbridge, bringing TVB's membership to 92. customers when they came up against cable's advanced technology. But such access -- already in the cards -- wasn't Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Three of Four 1999 Gold Ribbon Finalists PROMOTION: AUDIENCE BUILDING PROMOTION: MULTI-MARKET RADIO FINALISTS Q104-FM Halifax Citytv Toronto CHIK-FM Quebec PROMOTION: NEWS IMAGE CKMF Montreal BCTV Vancouver COMMUNITY SERVICE CFOX-FM Vancouver CKAL-TV Calgary Large Market: CHUM-FM Toronto CKEM-TV Edmonton CKAC Montreal Global Television Winnipeg Medium Market: CFAX Victoria TELEVISION FINALISTS PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES CFJC Kamloops BCTV Vancouver CHLT Sherbrooke COMMUNITY SERVICE CKAL-TV Calgary Small Market: CKXR Salmon Arm CFTM-TV Montreal Global Television Toronto CISQ-FM Squamish RDTV Red Deer CFZZ-FM St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu NEWS: BREAKING NEWS NEWS CKEM-TV Edmonton SPECIALTY/PAY/PPV CFRA Ottawa CKWS-TV Kingston FINALISTS CKGL Kitchener CFCF-TV Montreal INFORMATION PROGRAM CFTM-TV Montreal CKXR Salmon Arm PROGRAMMING NEWS: SPECIAL SERIES CFRA Ottawa MuchMusic Toronto CFTM-TV Montreal CKNW Vancouver MuchMusic Toronto RDTV Red Deer History Television Toronto CANADIAN TALENT DEVELOPMENT BCTV Vancouver CHKG-FM Vancouver PROMOTION: BRAND IMAGE DOCUMENTARIES & PUBLIC AFFAIRS CKBY-FM Ottawa Space - The Imagination Station Toronto CKVU-TV Vancouver WHAT RADIO DOES BEST MuchMoreMusic Toronto CFTK-TV Terrace Le Canal Nouvelles, Groupe TVA Montreal CKXR Salmon Arm CFCN-TV Calgary PROMOTION: CANADIAN PROGRAM/SERIES CFRA Ottawa CFMT Toronto CKAC Montreal Space - The Imagination Station ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTION: IMAGE Toronto Citytv Toronto MuchMusic Toronto CFUN Vancouver CFTM-TV Montreal CFOX-FM Vancouver MULTI-MARKET PROGRAMMING CHUM-FM Toronto Winners will be announced at the Gold CFTM-TV Montreal CKMF Montreal Ribbon gala November 2 during CFTN-TV Montreal Broadcasting ‘99, the CAB convention CKAL-TV Calgary in Montreal. 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ADIO: The CRTC has approved Riding Mountain between Edmonton’s The RBroadcasting’s application for an FM licence (94.7 at Bear and K-Rock was 100,000 watts programming AC) which will join the company’s evident last week when K- AM station, CKLQ Brandon... Also in Brandon, the Commission Rock’s morning host - Bill has approved a flip to FM of Craig Broadcasting’s CKX-AM, Cowan - was hired to open which will give Craig two FM’ers (CKX-FM) there. Craig plans to for guitarist Jeff Beck. continue AC on CKX-FM and to maintain Young Country on the Cowan also does stand-up new FM station... As reported last week, the CRTC has approved comedy. Problem was that Radio & TV IDs, Promos, Telemedia Communications’ acquisition of Fredericton-based The Bear was Beck’s media Whatever! Radio One Ltd. (Radio One) and Radio Atlantic (CIBX) Ltd... sponsor. Bear PD Greg In the first-in-a-series of national studies on media-related topics, Diamond, upon hearing of Clients include: BBM has found -- among other things -- that among those the Cowan hiring, reacted K-103 The Monster Montreal commuting to work by car, 74% said they listened to the radio quickly with an Country 105 Peterborough New Generation Country, Terrace “every day” during their drive and another 14% indicated they administrative axe. Steve AM 930 The Ticket Jackson listened “most days”. Listening to radio at work has also become Jones, PD at K-Rock, puts Y-102 Big Rapids a habit for many. About 40% of working adults listen to radio his spin on the tale by every day while at work, compared to 24% who read a saying: “... Word of the TTALK TTO MMEE.. newspaper, 13% who watch TV and 11% who use the Internet. opening act got back to The I’I’LL TTALK FFOR YYOUOU!! Among those who said they listen to the radio while at work, 49% Bear . . . they raised a stink felt doing so made them more productive. Format choice in the . . . All this despite a (604) 687-JEFF (5333) workplace differed, with men preferring AOR as well as contract that stated Bill News/Talk/Sports, while women leaned to an “easy listening” could make no mention of format... In Winnipeg, 1290 Starlight CFST has launched, K-ROCK nor wear any www.jeffrechner.com featuring “the greatest music of all time”, including the likes of station clothing. Don't you e-mail: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, and so on... JR love radio wars?”... The [email protected] FM/600 AM Vancouver has chosen Young & Rubicam to recent Arbitron/Edison handle its creative... The fierce competition Media Research Internet Study III -- called “Internet Study III – Broadcasters vs. Webcasters: Which •eMedia will soon be providing broadcasters · eMediar1 multiple daily updates of its new regional and News Neto com national audio news service• and urgently needs ... -- t Ne 1ws Correspondents (12 - across Canada) eMecl ia news correspondenits submit b rea kl ng stories with exdllus Ive newsma ker audio clips for brioadcaster'.s ez onli!n:e access and retrieval for .air from emedi.anewsnetcomi. !Requirements: Qualified individuals s.hou1!d submit resume (and tape A keen nose for breaking news. .reoommen ded) in confidence to: Solid, · oven interviewing skil ls Access to a decent, internet-able PC eMedia Ne,ws Network Dig ital audio recording ability PO Bo}( 55141 Knowledge o realau dio tedhnol'ogy an asset 240 Sparks Street Ottawa., ON K1P 1M A Un : Jack :Ryan , VP Nlews Operations Thursday, September 23, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Two of Five Business Model Will Win?” -- determined seven key findings: 1. Internet advertisers should continue to utilize radio as a primary medium for building brands and driving Web site traffic. \ ~~ A11 Information that Moves Business Radio’s ability to create Web traffic is consistent across age and sex demos. To capitalize on radio’s effectiveness in driving ~i v{ Technology that Moves Information online activity, all radio advertisers, whether local direct, agency or national accounts, should give their Web addresses in their commercials. 31 1 2. Companies and stations wanting to stream audio programming GJ~fa Mediastats Inc ,/MedialAB ~ online must balance the costs of audiocasting with compelling advertising and e-commerce revenue models. Because online ~ :~ I~~ (905) 940-2155 YNIW.med iastats.com increases in audiences result in increased technical and infrastructure costs, building revenue-generating models to cover costs and make a streaming model profitable are essential. 6. Traditional radio companies should begin developing niche 3. Those that have listened to audio online are extremely programming like that already delivered by Internet-only valuable consumers. They are far more likely to respond to a Webcasters. In any local perceptual format search conducted radio ad and visit a Web site. They are three times as likely to for a radio station, there are always formats that show a small bookmark and visit a radio station Web site and far more likely but loyal audience. Such formats may be unprofitable in a single to indulge in e-commerce. These strong interactive behaviors market, but profitable when presented as a national or worldwide provide radio stations with a strong ad sales story for their programming option. Further, the cost and regulatory barriers Webcast-related inventory. associated with launching a new off-line radio station (from 4. Stations should demand, from advertisers, a substantial erecting the tower and securing an FCC license to staffing the premium for attracting and delivering “streamies” (online audio station) are virtually non-existent in the online world. Group listeners). They, more than any other subset, will go to Web sites owners and stations have tremendous programming expertise and indulge in e-commerce. and talent and can supplement their existing offerings with niche 5. Stations need to match listener Web site content desires with Webcasts. site functionality. A content analysis of over 351 stations reveals 7. The radio industry should develop and distribute an on-screen the most desired Web site elements are found only in about half interface that creates buttons for listening to radio. The most the station Web sites. As stations are not converting current popular Webcast business model in this research is an icon on Web site traffic into habitual on-going visits, they should include the computer that allows one to click and immediately hear the questions about what “content” listeners want and prefer in their programming of favorite stations. Just as TV broadcasters Web sites in perceptual studies and existing research. In scrambled in the 70s and 80s to insure that they were carried on addition, stations should take advantage of online research tools cable systems, the radio industry should insure that their where actual Web site visitors can be intercepted while visiting programming is what people choose no matter what the source. the station site, and participate in quick-and-easy questionnaires Just as the radio industry is devoting considerable research and about their first-hand desires and perceptions on that actual Web attention to digital audio broadcasting technical solutions, so site. The more the content on a station Web site aligns with should the industry consider and assess on screen listening listener desires, the greater the visits and habituation interfaces. The radio Only 1 week to save $130.00!! Have you registered for Broadcasting •99, in Montreal, Oct-0ber 31 t-0 November 2, 1'999? Don't miss this important opportunity. . lhe CAB Convention is all about the future of YOUR station and YOUR com pa.ny. Delegates will get the first look at the CAB/industry f'uture~lan, as well as a dynamite program of value:"' packed sessions and fabulous socia l events. Registe li' by October 1st for BIG SAVINGS !! Confirm youi" notel and For lilOfe u1tormati:1m, please conit.art fights before September 27th to benefit from fantastic rates because Catihryn Hoffman at (613) 233-4035, ext. Broadcasting 'g,g is a sure sellout! 3091 or at ohoffman@·cab-acr.~ or visit our ~b site at: www .ca b-acr .ta OCT. 31 - NOV. 2. 19199 • QUEEN ELIZABETH H017EL • MONITREA L Thursday, September 23, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Three of Five industry must consider this question – would you rather invest in Production Association wants to see the Commission appoint building this model for yourselves and secure a lead position in a special board to review the new media sector every year, while the development of this new medium, or would you rather buy into the Specialty & Premium Television Association is calling for the model at a significant premium when a company from outside a formal regulatory review in 15 to 18 months... The Television the industry establishes their own on-screen radio dial as the Bureauha s six new members: MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, standard? Bravo!, Space, Star! and Canadian Learning Television... The Swissair crash off Peggy’s Cove may soon be the subject of a /FILM: CanWest Global Communications has Canadian movie. Big Motion Pictures, co-owned by Halifax TV TVadded Hearst-Argyle Television as a strategic producer Wayne Grigsby (Black Harbour, North of 60), has partner in Internet Broadcasting Systems (IBS). The three bought the rights to the book Flight 111: The Tragedy of the organizations will partner for a North American network of local Swissair Crash, by Halifax journalist Stephen Kimber. Grigsby "convergence"-based Web portals. The Web network, which will hopes to make the film for broadcast on CTV next fall... Historical combine national services and localized content, is the first note: 50 years ago (Sept. 15), The Lone Ranger appeared on announced North American network of localized TV-Internet TV; the first western (1949-57) produced especially for the brands from multiple TV providers. The TV-Web network will medium. include Canada's Global TV stations, Hearst-Argyle's 26 TV stations in the US, and IBS's five existing markets. The network ENERAL: The Broadcasters Association of Manitoba of sites will initially provide localized content serving nearly 30% G(BAM) presented its Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award of US households and over 75% of English Canadian to the Honourable Peter M. Liba, Lieutenant Governor of households... This year’s Gemini Awards nominations gave Manitoba, at its annual conference last weekend at Riding almost equal honors to public and private TV stations. CBC Mountain National Park. Liba is former Executive VP of continues to dominate (roughly 169 nominations) but private CanWest Global Communications... The Communications, networks and cable stations came close, with at least 161 Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada wants the CRTC nominations. The Geminis will be presented by the Academy of to require broadcasters to invest profits realized by the Canadian Cinema and Television during a three-day introduction of new technologies into local news and ceremony Nov. 14-16... A-Channel Manitoba launches programming. Union VP Gail Lem said: “For years, the CRTC tomorrow. The Craig stations in Portage La Prairie and Winnipeg has turned a blind eye to broadcasters stripping profits out of are repositioning themselves to match their Alberta siblings... local communities, without requiring them to put anything back. TSN Sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen faces assault charges We are watching the death of local Canadian television after incidents near Sarnia on the weekend. He’s accused of programming, and it's well past time the CRTC - and the federal assaulting a 10-year-old boy and an adult male and, in another government - took a stand on behalf of the Canadian public.” situation, the assault of the groom at a wedding reception. Lem’s position followed on the heels of CanWest Global Dutchyshen is to appear in court Oct. 4... Nine employees have President Leonard Asper’s speech to the Broadcast been given the axe at CTV’s W5. Senior VP Henry Kowalski Executives Society in Toronto that his company is exploring said it's part of a radical makeover for the current affairs show in “station-in-a-box”' technology that would allow centralization of that the format will change from news and current affairs to focus today's master control operations at each station, thus more on documentaries... There are still those in the film and TV eliminating the need for most technical operations workers. Asper industries who want CRTC regulation for multimedia and Internet said video images would be compressed using digital technology companies. The Canadian Film and Television and the separate programming for each station would be transmitted from one central location... On the heels THE CANADlAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCAST,ERS {CAB) VICE-PRESIDENTt RADIIO The CAf? is looking fora !eader arr? high •e:n~rgy odvocat,e to ta l0e-privote rodki lnto t e ·ext n:iillennium _ Co~,solfdotion, ~ ney-- re!alionship yith lhe mus,tc I dustry cmd bolld aps 11110 the, d1g 1tol er,::i ar~ the three hollmarks df the ,a-.~ln.tcimrng for f10 radio broodcosijng 111 dus1ry, The V1ce Pre$ideot Radio wlll drive Ifie work of the CAB Radio Bomd and lhe radio induslry during !hrs exci~ng period! of change. This. pers.o.n will keep 11p the, forward moment.um to move prlvQrle radio i lh ts vibmn new dlrec,tion , You ore CJ ~1r0n9 leader, oblo to deliver rew~·~ w iil,i, 01complex. organi:zotion with m.uffiple agendas and o wrde ron9.e of n:iember5 . Yoo are highly,:skilled te_am pkt¥er. wi1h a prov~n abiri1y to l?uilld C;91'1'8 t'i $t/S, mo og:e ~s~ue~ cmd be a pro~cienl cid~ooole of pub~it:c policy c11;d bvsiiness motl€rs.: Superior an.a,l, ,ca l, pre~nrot1 on ond wrlt1nig ~.!al Is om a mus ; o u'~1ver$1~ degree ond blliinguahm a re es:ientiol . Knowledge of lhe Canad ian broodtastmg indu$try 1$ on Q$Set. The CAB•~ cm equal opporlun1ty emp:loysr. Plea~ mail, faix or e-mail yo.Jr application, in, ccmfldenc:e,. to Tino Van DIJSen; ce:ec.\llive Vice-Presid'cnt ,& COO Ly ·OdoLer IJ 1999; to:: Canadian Associc ion of Broadcoshlrs ,~,.f 306-350 SJParl:s, S~.; P._0, Box 627, Stotior1 B Gruudian ~1'1 II~ t:A~s{J(;ialii.on Ottcwa,. Ontario K1 R 7S8; Fox: 613-23 3-696 1 Ailruciatio~ or ~ e- CiltlQdii1M11 of last week’s CRTC ruling about cablecos sharing their lines OOKING: The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is with Internet service providers (ISPs), a Sturgeon Falls, ON, Llooking for a VP, Radio. See the ad on Page 3... Ottawa- cable company - owned by Regional Cablesystems - says it based eMedia is looking for 12 News people. See the ad on will sell wholesale access to AOL Canada. Regional page 1... Former Director of Sales Promotion at CHEZ-FM Cablesystems, which has 250,000 subs, says it will launch the Ottawa - Craig Mills - is looking to land. Reach him at service in Sturgeon Falls this fall. It further expects to launch in 613/820-6946... Silk FM Kelowna is looking for a Sales other cities before the end of this year... Representative... CKEK/CKKR-FM Cranbrook requires a news person... EVOLVING DOOR: ONtv Hamilton GSM Ron Eberle is Rmoving to Vancouver Island to become GM/GSM at CHEK- YNDICATION: Rogers’ program Rhona at Night, originating TV Victoria... Wally Kirk, WIC Alberta's VP Programming and Sfrom Vancouver, began on Talk 96.9 Boston Monday night. based at ITV Edmonton, has announced his retirement after 41 Other recent successes in the US include Portland, OR, years in broadcasting, 26 of them at ITV. It’s effective Sept. 30. Sacramento, Anchorage, Louisville, and Gainesville, FL... Sonic Kirk is President of the Western Association of Wave Productions is debuting the Canadian Weekly Top 20 Broadcasters... Montreal-based Astral Broadcasting Group, Countdown countrywide in January... West Palm Beach-based in establishing a marketing operation to maximize advertising, Intelligent Life Corporation is debuting a weekly TV/radio merchandising and sponsorship potential, has appointed consumer money report called Cost of Life. The two-minute TV Reneault Poliquin as VP, Marketing. He had been VP/GM - and 60-second radio segments will be distributed via the Ontario for Omni Outdoor... Heather Grue, ex VP Internet... Telemedia Network Radio’s Grapeline with Don Communications for ITV Edmonton, is new Director, Cherry and Brian Williams returns to the airwaves Nov. 1... Communications & Programming at Toronto-based ROBTv... Ed Wilmott has been appointed ND for all three Telemedia radio UPPLYLINES: Itelco has supplied two 200-kW DAB stations in London: Q97.5, CJBK and BX93... Sam Donaldson, Stransmitters to CKNW Vancouver. Installed at two locations, who said he would step down as ABC's lead White House the new transmitters will provide DAB transmission services for correspondent, has signed a new multi-year contract with ABC both CKNW and Rock 101 Vancouver. The WIC stations join that calls for him to continue as co-anchor of This Week, and Shaw’s CKLG/CFOX-FM Vancouver in using Itelco... Toronto- anchor the network's Internet only video news program. The based Evertz Microsystems has introduced the HD9525LG show will air three times a week and will be the first regularly HDTV Logo Inserter to its broadcast/post-production line. It will scheduled, live, TV-quality produced Web-cast offered by a key one or many static/animated “bugs” over full bandwidth HDTV broadcast network... program video signal... CFCN-TV Edmonton has chosen Sony's Betacam SX digital platform for incorporation into its IGN-OFFS: CJOH-TV Ottawa Sports Director Bill Patterson broadcast operations... Markham-based Cabletel Ssuffered a massive heart attack yesterday (Wednesday) Communications’ manufacturing division, Stirling morning. Patterson, 51, was a nightly fixture on CJOH for 21 Connectors, has been approved to supply Charter years. He became Sports Director after the death of Brian Communications Inc., the fourth largest US cableco. The Smith who was shot while walking to his car in the station's additional business to Cabletel could be valued at up to US$5 parking lot back in August, 1995... Don Wright, 88, has died in million per year... Sonic Solutions says it has collaborated with Toronto. During his broadcast career, Wright was - among other Panasonic and the world¹s leading recording companies to endeavours - the first Audio Supervisor at Broadcast News and create the first DVD-Audio test discs with SonicStudio HD, the first GM at CHFI-FM Toronto... Thursday, September 23, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Five of Five the company’s next-generation professional audio workstation, DITOR'S NOTE: By now, you've all seen the Summer BBM and DVD Creator AV, the DVD-Audio version of the DVD-Video Enumbers for radio. Below, supplied by David Bray at production system. These first DVD-Audio test discs, says Sonic, Hennessy and Bray Communications in Toronto, is a small demonstrate the advanced features of the new format • qualitative report. high-resolution sound, graphics, and interactivity... Qualitative Ratings: Summer ‘99 BBM Market 13+Beer/ Rented 5+ Spent Have Own Mutual Seen 7+ Ate at Fast Shopped in Week Videos in $20,000+ on Internet Funds movies/Past Food Rest. mall 5+ past month New Vehicle Access year 2+ times in times in past in past year past month month Vancouver: CFMI (24.2) CKZZ (27.0) CHQM (15.1) CKZZ (18.3) CKNW (12.6) CKZZ (26.4) CKZZ (19.1) CKZZ (17.1) CFOX (17.7) CFOX (16.0) CKNW (13.6) CFOX (11.4) CKZZ (10.8) CFOX (13.5) CFOX (12.9) CKNW (16.8) Edmonton: CIRK (28.4) CFBR (25.7) CISN (14.9) CFBR (16.8) CKNG (11.8) CKNG (23.9) CKBR (16.0) CKNG (11.8) CFBR (20.7) CKNG (22.7) CKNG (11.9) CKNG (15.1) CKRA (10.2) CFBR (19.7) CFNG (16.0) CIRK (10.2) CIRK (10.2) CKRA (10.2) Calgary: CJAY (37.1) CKIK (22.7) CKRY (17.3) CKIK (20.7) CJAY (17.9) CKIK (22.3) CJAY (20.0) CKIK (21.1) CKRY (20.7) CJAY (20.7) CJAY (17.1) CJAY (19.7) CKRY (14.4) CJAY (21.3) CKIK (19.1) CKRY (14.4) Toronto: CKFM (13.7) CISS (12.8) CHFI (16.9) CHFI (13.0) CHFI (12.6) CISS (12.0) CHFI (11.1) CHFI (13.2) CILQ (12.3) CHFI (11.9) CHUMFM(12.5) CHUMFM (8.7) CHUMFM (10.4) CHUMFM (10.7) CHUMFM (10.7) CHUMFM (10.4) CHFI (10.7) Montreal: CKMF (14.7) CKOI (18.8) CITE (18.2) CITE (10.4) CITE (13.2) CKOI (14.4) CITE (12.8) CITE (11.1) CKOI (14.2) CKMF (14.8) CKOI (9.9) CJFM (10.3) CKAC (9.9) CJFM (12.2) CKOI (12.5) CKAC (9.1) CJFM (9.1) -- Data supplied by Hennessy & Bray Communications, Toronto Christensen Communications Ltd. 414 St. Germain Avenue Toronto ON M5M 1W7 Phone: (416) 782-6482 * Fax: (416) 782-9993 * E-Mail: [email protected] www.broadcastdialogue.com Thursday, September 30, 1999 Volume 7, Number 18 Page One of Three CONTENTS AND FORMAT COPYRIGHT IN CANADA AND USA (1999) BY CHRISTENSEN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED. NO PART OF THIS NEWSLETTER MAY BE REPRODUCED OR RETRANSMITTED WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. /FILM: WIC TV’s further consolidation of its four with 50,000 watts and TVAlberta stations will, it says, reduce duplication of program Alternative Rock... services. Technical operations will be affected, traffic for the Okanagan Skeena Group Broadcast province will be centralized at ITV Edmonton, and accounting has won Commission Meteorologist and creative services will be run from Calgary 7. Twenty-two approval to acquire CJYR / Toronto positions, including management are affected... TVB closed the Edson, CIYR Hinton and entries for their RETAIL COMP last Monday, with over 425 its transmitters CKYR Canada's top spots to be judged by consumer panels. Of that number, a Jasper, CKYR-1 Grande rated all dramatic increase in entries was seen from French stations and Cache and CFYR-FM news radio station seeks agencies. Winners will be announced at TVB's ‘SAC 2000', Whitecourt from an experienced January 16-18 at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel... Canadian Yellowhead Broadcasting meteorologist capable of Learning Television (CLT) will celebrate its launch Monday, at a cost of $2,800,000... developing and delivering Oct. 4, by broadcasting a live 2-hour show from Edmonton... Tomorrow (Friday) exceedingly accurate The Telecaster Committee of Canada has added three new morning, K-Rock forecasts. members, CLT, Space, and CHBC-TV Kelowna... Rockie Edmonton Morning Man Award winners and nominees from the 1999 Banff Television Terry Evans will auction a Send resume to: Festival will be showcased in the Best of Banff screenings in signed Wayne Gretzky six Canadian cites, beginning with Vancouver Oct. 19. Then the stick as well as a signed Derek Berghuis, VP/GM, copy of the Hockey News screenings will move to Calgary (Oct. 21), Edmonton (Oct. 22- 680News top players of all time 23), Montreal (Nov. 15-21), Ottawa-Hull (Nov. 17) and Toronto 36 Victoria Street (Nov. 18)... edition, with proceeds Toronto, Ontario going to support the M5C 1H3. ADIO: Bea-ver Communications, operator of K-ROCK Kids Park Project RCFCO/CKSY-FM Chatham, has just won CRTC approval that helps rebuild and for a new FM licence to add to the market. It would be at 94.3 upgrade inner-city a leader in the Canadian radio broadcasting industry, is growing and we’re searching for an: ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER CIGM / CJRQ / CJMX Sudbury, Ontario We’re looking for a highly motivated, strategic thinker to manage • • the day-to-day operations of three radio stations in the Sudbury market. TELEMEDIA RADIO If you enjoy a fast-paced and dynamic environment and are interested in joining our team, submit your resume to: Rick Doughty, G.M., by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to (416) 482-1429 Thursday, September 30, 1999 BROADCAST DIALOGUE Page Two of Three playgrounds... KOOL-FM Waterloo/Kitchener’s annual Poster Tech Specialist; and a TV ENG Camera Operator... Brad Boy campaign begins tomorrow (Friday). This is where the Crowe, a sound recordist for audio, video, and film, is looking morning man - Brian Bourke - crawls up onto a billboard and for a gig. Reach him at 613/727-8749... lives there for 12 days. Proceeds in this sixth annual fundraising effort will go to the Regional Cancer Centre at the Grand River EVOLVING DOOR: The Bear Ottawa morning team Hospital... Z99 Regina has moved from HOT AC to CHR... R(Doc Halen, Randall Moore, Don Diego, Connie The Max (FM 94) Prince George is now broadcasting on-line Bernardi) started at CHEZ-FM Ottawa on Monday. The CHEZ with CD quality (www.themaxfm94.com)... There’s a new free team was advised they were no longer needed at about the daily showprep service launching tomorrow (Friday). Anyone same time the Bear people were handing in their resignations... who wants a free subscription can get one by sending a blank Word from the west is that The Wolf Regina’s morning show -- e-mail to: [email protected]... XM Bill and Jeff -- will be moving to The Bear Ottawa... Meantime, Satellite Radio has opened an office in Detroit to support its new PD at CHEZ-FM Ottawa is Danny Kingsbury. He’s relationships with auto manufacturers. From its two satellites, winding down his programming consulting commitments at XM plans to transmit up to 100 channels of digital-quality music, KICX Midland, CFOS/MIX Owen Sound and at The Hawk news, talk, sports and children's programming directly to Londonin the next few weeks, then begins his new gig Nov. 1... vehicle, home and portable radios... An outfit called Blue Don Daynard is retiring from CHFI-FM Toronto’s morning Squirrel, based in Salt Lake City, has introduced two Internet show. His last show is set for Dec. 10 and will be a breakfast at products, called AudioSeeker and AudioSeeker Deluxe. These the Toronto Sheraton Centre’s 2,000 seat grand ballroom. software applications enable online users to locate audio Daynard, however, will continue his weekly shows Saturday tracks, recording artists, and related software and hardware. Night Oldies and Sunday Morning Oldies, plus specials such as AudioSeeker is free and compatible with Windows 95, 98, and the CHFI Skating Party, the annual Saturday Night Oldies NT and will be ready for general availability in November. You Dance and the New Year’s Eve Oldies shows... CBC's Exec. can preview AudioSeeker now, however, by going to Director of English TV news and current affairs - and of www.audioseeker.net/press... Newsworld - is resigning. Bob Culbert says resignation takes effect at the end of the year... Al Lake is retiring from WIC YNDICATION: The CHUM Radio Network is getting a Television tomorrow (Friday). His career began at All Canada Snew face, with construction about to get underway. CRN Radio & Television in Toronto back in 1963 and he was one will stay at the CHUM Toronto address but the network will get of the founders of Western Broadcast Sales... Dick Irvin is new offices and a new master control. Bob Laine expects leaving his Hockey Night In Canada duties - Montreal completion by mid-2000... Canadiens broadcasts - after a 33-year career. He won’t be gone, however. Irvin will present historical essays on the NHL OOKING: Telemedia’s Sudbury stations are looking for in between-period features... At CKYL/CKHL-FM Peace River, Lan Assistant GM. See the ad on Page One... 680News new APD/MD is Evelyn Knight, ex of mornings at CKHL-FM Toronto is looking for a Broadcast Meteorologist. See their ad High Level. Stepping into her shoes at CKHL, as well as on Page One... CKOV/Power 104 Kelowna is looking for a becoming the station’s Programming Supervisor, is Rob Creative Writer... CJYM Rosetown is looking for a Morning Tyson, ex of CISN Edmonton... Joining KIX 106 Peace Announcer... The New RO Pembroke/Ottawa has three jobs River/High Level as APD/MD is Don Steel, formerly of CJCY to fill: TV News Assignment Editor; TV News Reporter-High Only 1 DAY to save $130.00!! For mo11e mfo·miati on., p !ease contact Cathryn Hoffm1iin at (613) 233-4035, ext. 309 or at Medicine Hat (another automated shift bites the dust!)... entity of Bezek Communications, Israel's telco... Saint John- John van Driel is now VP, Programming of CFMX-FM based iMagicTV says its DTV Manager 2.0 Toronto after his promotion from PD... At CKDM Dauphin, (second-generation digital TV software for telcos) is now Adam Reid moves into the Information Department from available. The software provides digital TV services over Radio Southern Manitoba. Also, Crystal Goomansingh telcos' existing networks... Ottawa’s International joins the on-air staff. She’s in from CJOB Winnipeg... Datacasting and its partner in Mexico, Grupo Etercom S.A. de C.V., have a contract with the Instituto Tecnologico y de ENERAL: Among 54 Canadians honoured with the Estudios Superiores de Monterrey to provide distance GOrder of Canada last week were TVOntario movie buff education satellite distribution technology to its “Virtual Elwy Yost and CBC Newsworld Host Don Newman... The University”. The DVB system will broadcast video and data CRTC has approved Shaw Communications’ acquisition of via satellite to ITESM "virtual classrooms" across Mexico and Fundy Cable. Purchase price is $460 million... FCC internationally. The initial contract is valued at $1.2 million... Chairman William Kennard, in Ottawa meeting CRTC Chair Craig Broadcast Systems has implemented a Sony Francoise Bertrand, says the two countries have agreed to Betacam SX digital platform at A-Channel Manitoba. The disagree on how to free up access to high-speed Internet move gives A-Channel a migration path to DTV... Miranda networks. Kennard called the Canadian choice to force Technologies of St.-Laurent and Digital Processing cablecos to open access to Internet lines "imminently Systems have an agreement to share technology that will sensible”. But, he said, the FCC believes the high-speed allow DPS’ 470AV serial digital audio/video synchronizer and access market is still too young to try to regulate. Major US Miranda’s imaging series interface products to be controlled cable powers have succeeded in keeping their high-speed under a common control system... Quantel says KOMO-TV networks closed, despite arguments from the Internet industry Seattle has chosen its Integrated News & Sports Production that such services should be available to all... Abcom system, INSPiration, as the nucleus of its new digital facility... (Association of Broadcast Communicators) holds its Fall Seminar Oct. 13 at Vancouver’s Renaissance Harbourside EW SUBSCRIBERS THIS WEEK INCLUDE: Scott Hotel. Tickets can be had from Monica Lee at Global TV NJackson, CJLF-FM (Life 100.3) Barrie. Welcome! Vancouver... The Radio Marketing Bureau has issued its call for entries for The Crystals. Celebrating the best in radio DITOR’S NOTE: The October edition of Broadcast advertising, the deadline for entries for The Crystals is Nov. EDialogue is in the mail. On the cover are TVA 15. For information, call 416/922-5757. Montreal’s Daniel Lamarre and Telemedia’s Claude Beaudoin, the Co-Chairs of Broadcasting ‘99. 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